The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-09-01
NEWS IN GENERAL.
DOMESTIC.


DOMESTIC.
A special says the First National Bank OF
Dansvillo, N ", has closed its doors
Jack Myrick (colore6 was lynched In Hem
ny county, Ala, by 100 people OF his own
race He outraged white lady
Samuel Fabyan OF Philadelphia fled to
New York with 1000 stolen from DR.. Jo-
seph Fabyan, his father, He was arrested
and the detectives recovered all but $50 OF
the stolen money.
The Brooklyn, Coney island and Brighton
Beach railroad and the buildings on the
property were sold at auction for $6Sl 200,
under a foreclosure of the mortgage OF $780,
900 with debt of S6l4, 900. The property
was bought by the second mortgage bond
holders.
The steamer City of Washington brought
to New York Capt. Garau and his crew OF
II men of the brigantine Catalonia of Palma,
Majorca, who had been taken from the
wreck of their vessel On the 10Th inst, 700
miles from New York the brigantine was
caught in a violent hurricane, and after
three days of misery and two Of starvation,
the men were taken off by the steamer.
Paymaster George r. Watkins, U. S. N,
has been sent to st. Quentin to serve sem
tence of three years at hard labor. During
his Imprisonment he is to receive one-hatf
sentence will be dismissed from the service.
Watkins was tried on board his ship, the
Ossipee, at Yokohama, May |, 1856, and
found guilty of fraud, embezzlement, deser-
ton and other offences. Aspaymaster, Wat
kins was entitled to $31O0 year, and he has
been drawing pay at the rate of 1929 yeu
ever since his sentence.
Advices have been received at Chicago that
the Canadian Pacific railway will put ON a
sta l,.,fvu land
and Vancouver This means new route
between the Columbia river and the East,
especially New York, Boston and Chicago
It is expected that trade in canned goods and
wool will be heavily promoted by the connec-
ton.
One hundred and fifty-three business fail
ures have occurred in the United States dur
ing the seven days ending Aug 49,
A case of yellow fever was reported to the
New York health department, said to be on
vessel lying i'll the East river.
The st. Louis, Kansas City & Colorado
railway have taken the final steps in the
course of the absorption of the road by the
Santa Fe system.
! Prof. H. s. Whitney of the Excelsior acad
envy, ON the shore Of Lake Minnetonka,
Mimi. was drowned in the lake. Three
children were playing on a raft, which went
to pieces, and he, swimming ont to save
them, became tangled in the weeds. Two OF
the children were rescued alive, the third
being drowned.
DR.. KENYON of Centre View, Mo-, was
| fhurderously attacked at his own door and
| John and Sam Glenn have been arrested as
his assailants. About is months ago Dr..
Kenyon married cousin of the Glenn boys.
Since then the doctor aud his wife have not
! lived together peaceably. The Glenns allege
that the doctor has whipped his wife, and
this is the supposed cause of the attack. DIR.
Kenyon is in a critical condition.
A special from Glenwood Springs says:
| A battle has taken place between Kendalrs
men and band of Indians. Deputy Sheriff
/ Jack Ward was killed. and four whites were
wounded A courier reports 700 Indians in
the field. A later dispatch says: "The Utes
are on the reservation, and tho commander
of the forces at Fort du Chesne has agreed to
assist the United States marshal in restrain.
ing Colorow and his Indians. They are
wanted by Sheriff Kendall. It has been
agreed to here by Leslie and Kendall, and q
courier has been dispatched to headquarters
for an Endorsement there. The war is vir'
tually over"
A Minnesota clergyman and an EDITORS
wife elope, visiting Europe on stolen church
funds.
By collision at Wayne Junction on the
Pennsylvania railroad, a brakeman was
killed and two others seriously injured. A
few cars were smashed, but traffic was not
impeded.
The Thakore of Limbd has arrived in New
York He is a ruler over about $4,000 PEG
pie in the province of Limbdi in Bengal, an6
is the first Indian prince to visit this country
He has been attending the Queens jubilee il
London He is % years old, very highly
educated, speaks English auently, and dresse.
in the European style.
An earthquake shock occurred ut Columbia
S. c., accompanied by the usual roar and
lasting some seconds. The motion was ,ln
dulating.
An alteration occurred in Decatur, Ga.
brought on by an unruly colored man ut d
colored church gathering. Officers were
called in, riot followed, when a genera
firing ensued in which Town Marshal Hum
was killed and an unknowa negro shot dead
Tom Shivers white is mortally wounded.
Henry Waters, aged about IS, u barber o
Chicago, has disappeared, leaving nuInbo
of mourning creditors He was a stylish
dresser and glib tallior, and managed t.
make quite an impression on several Gus
toners. He went to several of his friends
and accumulated diamonds, jcwclry, cash
clothing, etc., aggregating in value abou
$500 This includes $500 worth of gems Dor
rowed "to put on style at wedding as b
said, two gold watches, a suit of clothes ant
several rings He was left alone in the shop
and improved the opportunity by making OF
with everything of value.
1t is reported that members of the Grant
Army participating in the Wheeling CIV
Va) demonstration refuse to pass under
portrait of President Cleveland.
Judge Alexander Mccuo has been ap
pointed United States fish commissioner t
succeed the late Prof Baird
The reprieve of John Thomas Ross, VIII
was to have been executed at Baltimore
Md, reached the sheriff i'll time to stay tn
execution. Ross received the intelligence
with emotion.